Due to its speed of growth paulownia has become a more reliable hardwood guaranteed to grow quickly and satisfy increasing demands around the world.
Paulownia hardwood tree.
The wood is burned to make charcoal for sketching and powder for fireworks the bark is made into a dye.
Produces a beautiful lightly scented lavender bloom the third spring that lasts 6 8 weeks.
The silvery grey wood is sliced into veneers for special visiting cards.
Paulownia wood is very light fine grained and warp resistant.
It is the number one plantation tree throughout asia and australia.
Even though the trees grow very fast the grain of finished wood has a lot of character.
Provides shade for homes starting the second summer.
Paulownia is a deciduous hardwood that has silky light golden blonde colored wood.
It is the fastest growing hardwood.
Pale white sapwood not clearly demarcated from heartwood.
Overall appearance both the wood and the tree itself is not too unlike catalpa another lightweight and porous hardwood.
Paulownia is native to southeast asia but it is used throughout the world with a number of uses from construction to wooden surfboards to bio fuel.
Paulownia tree is by far the fastest growing hardwood tree in the world allowing commercial returns within three years.
Grain is generally straight with a coarse uneven texture.
Ornamental use fast growing flowering shade hardwood tree that reaches approximately 10â 15â the first year and a mature height of 30 the third year fully shaded and blooming.
It is used for chests boxes and clogs.
Very large pores give paulownia a striped porous look.